Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-20
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The commissioners appointed to settle
the disputed boundary line between Hamp-
shire and Hardy, selected Capt. John T..
Peerce, Of Mineral, as umpire, and are now
at work trying 10 determine the exact loca-
/ ton of the dividing line. The old records
say the boundary should be straight line
from the top of the High Knob to the wag-
on rcaG in the gap Of Short Mountain, and
thence following an old Indian trail to the
Frederick county, Va, line This Is the
way the law instructs the commissioners TO
settle it, and this is the way it will be done
They have surveyed the part of the divid-
ing line from the top of the Big Mountain,
perhaps five miles east Of the High Knob,
to the gap in Short Mountain. Here they
struck the wagon road, but the old trail is
almost Obliterated and is just about as
straight as cOrkscIcw.
A young man named c. A. Henderson
| is in trouble at ParkerSburg. According
TO the State Journal: "He has been acting
as an agent for some crOss-tie company in
Ohio, aud has some acquaintance with the
Tie men in West Virginia. A few days
ago he went to Parkersburg and told MIR.
LathrOp, agent for Milligan y Company,
that he had three hundred ties tor sale,
that he would deliver them at once, and
that he would like to have five dollars in
advance. He got the five dollars, an
then went to Joe Renforth, another tie
agent, and made similar statement To
him, selling him the same ties and getting
five dollars in advance 1t wasn't very
long until his trick was discovered, and
RenfOrth swOre out warrant which was
executed. Henderson came readily with.
out a requisitiOn and was locked up"
Several human skeletons, supposed 10 be
of Indians, were accidentally discovered At
Eldora, in Mineral county, a few days
ago by a boy who was searching for a Tah-
bit under ledge OF rocks. They were
found in sort of cave under the rocks
concealed by wall of loose stones. They
had evidently been lying there for a great
many years, as the bones were very much
decayed. Only one skull was found, but
it is believed there were remnants Of six
skeletons in the lot.
The engineering corps of the West Va.
Central and Pitts. Railroad arrived in Buck
harmon last Monday evening and were
given u fine turkey "lay OUT by the
people of that town. The Baltimore,
Grafton and Charleston men will likely
get there this week, and they will have a
chance to 'set 'em up" again. Buck
harmon is getting to quite a railroad town
on paper.
The parties who for several years past
have been engaged in the effort to build
I 10 1rtuD
cured options upon land in that valley,
therefore, have recently been endeayoring
to have the West Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee Railway Company purchase
their interest.
The military fever is raging at great
rate out in some of the interior counties
There are now four companies in Marion
county alone, with a fifth organizing The
young men of Marion are ambitious of
forming q regiment, and are likely to sue
coed.
Mr.. Fred Painter, of Seymoursvilie, is a
liberal donor. He has given 50 cedar posts,
200 dressed palings, and about 600 feet
OfraiiirC, TO fence the lot recently pur-
chased in Petersburg, for Presbyterian
parsonage.
At J. II. Millender & Co.'S mills, at
Ceredo, last Friday, Alonzo johnson,
aged -, had his right arm torn to pieces
by being caught in the machinery.
The lost by the late fire at St George
may reach $4,000. The Insurance on NJ
V. Miller's is 81, 400, and on the Talbot
house 81, OOO
There is leak in the mil between
Weston and BraXt0n c. III.